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exchange 2003 free up space
I need to free up space on an exchange server.
If I have a user that archives his emails to an archive file (on a local or network drive that is not part of the Exchange drive), the process of archiving emails should remove those archived emails from their OST file. Will this free up space on the Exchange drive?
Thanks for your help.
If I have a user that archives his emails to an archive file (on a local or network drive that is not part of the Exchange drive), the process of archiving emails should remove those archived emails from their OST file. Will this free up space on the Exchange drive?
Thanks for your help.
Amit
No it won't, you need to do a offline defrag for getting that free space. check for white space event in the app logs first.
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Are you talking about the Event 1221?
I have looked at the event and it indicates that it will only free up 20 Mb of space.
I have old mailboxes I could get rid of, but nothing really seems to be helping.
I have looked at the event and it indicates that it will only free up 20 Mb of space.
I have old mailboxes I could get rid of, but nothing really seems to be helping.
Check the evetn id 1221 which will tell you the white space.
To check the actual white space then you have to dismount the database and check.
Here is the procedure from www.msexchange.org.
http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Exchange-Databases-Disk-Consumption.html
To free up space.
Download the emails to PST of the larger mailbox.
Wait for the server to run the maintanance.
The check the white space.
Defrag the database.
To check the actual white space then you have to dismount the database and check.
Here is the procedure from www.msexchange.org.
http://www.msexchange.org/articles/Exchange-Databases-Disk-Consumption.html
To free up space.
Download the emails to PST of the larger mailbox.
Wait for the server to run the maintanance.
The check the white space.
Defrag the database.
Deleted item retention can also take good amount of space. You can set that to zero and check if that helps to get extra space.
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Better option is to create new db and move the mailbox. As this doesn't require any downtime for all users and get rid of old db.
Yes, that is possible, but I think it requires the enterprise version of Exchange. It appears the poster has an SBS server which would have Exchange standard which I believe only allows you to create one mailstore.
SBS? oh in that case offline defrag is the option. however i don't see much white space, so according to me offline defrag is also not worth. I suggest to look delete item retention setting first and disable it.
are you using Vm or physical machine for Exchange server ?
i will suggest to increase drive space on top priority instead of archive or move mail box.
i will suggest to increase drive space on top priority instead of archive or move mail box.
Have you made any progress?